Sandford Borins, University of Toronto

Research

Canadian politics Canadian public administration politics public administration narrative fable counterfable story material

Latest funding

Extending the reach of a methodology for studying narratives about politics and government
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$52,866
Contemporary narratives on strategic management of business
SSHRC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$43,290
Contemporary narratives on managing public organizations
SSHRC · 2007 · Principal investigator
$48,191

All 6 grants and awards

Extending the reach of a methodology for studying narratives about politics and government

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Borins, Sandford F.

Keywords: Canadian politics; Canadian public administration; politics; public administration; narrative; fable; counterfable; story material

$52,866

Contemporary narratives on strategic management of business

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011

Principal investigators: Borins, Sandford F.

Keywords: narrative; management; dominant fables; counter-fables; polyphony; text

$43,290

Contemporary narratives on managing public organizations

Principal investigatorSSHRC2007Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Borins, Sandford F.

Keywords: narrative; fiction; non-fiction; government; skills; ethics; life-cycle

$48,191

Introducing practitioner, media, and academics to information technology, politics, government

Principal investigatorSSHRC2005INE Outreach Grants

Principal investigators: Borins, Sandford F.

Keywords: website; conferences; practitioners; media; information technology

$49,830

Information in the public sector: political, policy and managerial challenges

Principal investigatorSSHRC2002INE Research Grants

Principal investigators: Borins, Sandford F.

Keywords: information technology; information management; e-government; e-democracy; internet; email; chief information officer

$234,000

The public sector's management of information: new technologies, new roles, new mandates

Principal investigatorSSHRC2002INE Development Grants

Principal investigators: Borins, Sandford F.

Keywords: information technology; information management; electronic governance; electronic democracy; public sector

$49,218

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Canadian politics Dear Professor Borins, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on canadian politics connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]